Category: Technology

Frank Kendall: Air Force’s Plan to Buy 1,763 F-35s Remains Unchanged

Frank Kendall, secretary of the Air Force and a three-time Wash100 Award winner, said the service still sticks to its plan to purchase a total of 1,763 Lockheed Martin-built F-35 fighter jets despite its decision to reduce procurement of the aircraft in its fiscal year 2023 budget request, Bloomberg reported Tuesday. “The numbers come back […]

JAIC Director Lt. Gen. Michael Groen Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading AI Innovation; Developing Data Security Strategy

Executive Mosaic is honored to introduce Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Michael Groen, director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, as a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, the second consecutive year that he's received the most acclaimed award in all of government contracting (GovCon).  Visit Wash100.com to cast a vote for Lt. Gen. Michael Groen as one […]

DIU, DAU Announce Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program; Michael Brown Quoted

The Defense Innovation Unit and the Defense Acquisition University have come up with a 12-month program to train civilian and military contracting officers on the Commercial Solutions Opening process as part of efforts to speed up the delivery of technologies to warfighters. The Immersive Commercial Acquisition Program is expected to launch in October and offer […]

Defense Acquisition Nominee William LaPlante Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading U.S. Weapons Systems Advancement; Federal IT Modernization

William LaPlante, nominee for under secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment with the Department of Defense, was been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for his visionary leadership and drive for innovation to revamp U.S. weapons systems to protect our national security interests as well as driving small business growth in the federal sector and the adoption […]

AT&T FirstNet Unveils Slew of New Technological Offerings for Emergency Response; President Jason Porter Quoted

AT&T FirstNet, the telecommunications company’s branch for first responders, has debuted several new tools and features to advance its mission of protecting citizens and shortening emergency response times. Among the newly announced features are mini cell towers for indoor use enhancement, compact rapid deployables, emergency response kits, 9-1-1 improvements and a push-to-talk service, AT&T Public Sector […]

CGI Federal President Stephanie Mango Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading Company Expansion; Driving Federal Priorities and Digital Transformation

Stephanie Mango, president of CGI Federal, was named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient, the most acclaimed award in all of government contracting (GovCon), for her leadership during the realignment of the company’s federal business structure as well as the expansion and growth of its federal business through digital transformation efforts with government agencies and critical […]

DOD Acquisition Nominee William LaPlante Cites Need for More Weapons Factories

William LaPlante, the Biden administration’s nominee for the role of undersecretary for acquisition and sustainment at the Department of Defense, said he believes the U.S. needs more production lines that can manufacture missiles, drones and bombs, Defense One reported Tuesday. “I believe we need multiple hot production lines," LaPlante, a 2022 Wash100 Award winner, said […]

CISA, FBI Issue Advisory on Addressing Russian Cyber Threat; Jen Easterly Quoted

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI have jointly issued an advisory on how to mitigate Russian cyber threats that use the “PrintNightmare" vulnerability. The advisory tackles state-sponsored Russian attacks that exploit the Windows-based vulnerability and default multifactor authentication protocols to illicitly access networks, CISA said Tuesday. The PrintNightmare vulnerability, which is present […]

Adm. Christopher Grady, Vice Chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading Nuclear Triad, IT Modernization Efforts

Adm. Christopher Grady, vice chairman for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for his leadership to reform the joint requirements process and drive innovation and modernization efforts of the nuclear triad as well as identifying the gaps in U.S. military service branch’s electronic warfare capabilities.  Executive Mosaic is honored […]

Liz Anthony Appointed Maximus VP of Federal Market & Competition Strategy

Liz Anthony, two-decade marketing executive, has been named the vice president for Federal Market and Competition Strategy with Maximus, the government services provider announced on Thursday.  “Maximus has grown exponentially in recent years, and we are thrilled to add Liz to our leadership team to help us reach that next level,” said Teresa Weipert, general manager for […]

Jim Taiclet, Chairman, President & CEO of Lockheed Martin, Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading Company Growth; Advancing 5G Capabilities

Executive Mosaic is honored to announce that Jim Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of Lockheed Martin, has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for driving company growth through significant contract awards and partnerships as well as advancing information technology modernization efforts, including 5G capabilities and other areas of commercial technology. This marks Taiclet’s second […]

DISA Director Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner Named to 2022 Wash100 for Leading Strategic IT Modernization Efforts; Driving U.S. Warfighter Capabilities

Lt. Gen. Robert Skinner, director of the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), has been named a 2022 Wash100 Award recipient for his visionary leadership and drive for innovation for DISA as the agency works to implement the most significant strategic growth changes to focus on cybersecurity and cloud computing capabilities as well as command and […]